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  thanksgiving
 
 Today, I see the gift...
 the struggle, challenge, heartbreak
 and the intricacy
 that is family...
 the undeniable bonds
 the unspoken agreements,
 the interdependency,
 the certainty of blood.
 The aspects of myself
 in a lifelong mirror...
 these are the wisdom of family.
 Will I stop blaming
 long enough to listen?
 
 Today I opened the container
 of family,
 poured out the contents
 and found me inside.
 
 Frightened and rusty
 and a little unsure
 I mustered the courage
 to look up and grin.
 
 "This is all of my own making"
 I remembered.
 And so, the first crack appeared
 in the looking glass...
 
 
 dar
 
 
 
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